Osarenoma Florence EFIONAYI

The study assessed the state of Biology laboratories during Biology practical’s in senior secondary schools, to make this possible, three research questions were raised to determine whether laboratory facilities are available in secondary schools in Ovia north East Local government area, the influence of laboratory on secondary students practical skills in Biology and if Biology students perform better in Biology with laboratory facilities
Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the purpose of the study. The population of the study consists of 29 teachers from 29 public secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State and 12 accessible teachers were selected as sample for the study using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology. A reliability coefficient was 0.82 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha correlation coefficient method, this showed that the instrument was highly reliable. The study revealed that the unavailability of Biology laboratory facilities discouraged teaching and learning during Biology practical class. Finally, the study recommends that adequate, functional and modern Biology laboratories should be built by the state government across the secondary schools in Ovia North East L.G.A and that More Biology teachers should be employed to complement the existing one, as Biology teachers in schools are grossly inadequate